Top, left to right: A drop of water mixed with proteins dries on uncoated glass, leaving a residue that sticks to the surface. Bottom, left to right: as the same type of drop dries on glass coated with PDMS brushes, the residue cracks and separates from the surface....
Professor Mario Ostrowski (Photography by Johnny Guatto) 27 April 2026 By Betty Zou with files from Leslie Whyte Zhou A team of clinicians and researchers at the University of Toronto, University Health Network and Unity Health Toronto have reported the first Canadian...
Samira Mubareka at Algonquin Park Research Station (Photography by Yuri Markarov) 23 April 2026 By Brianne Tulk Samira Mubareka is an infectious disease physician, medical microbiologist and scientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and an associate professor of...
From left: Scott Gray-Owen, Jamie Fegan, Epshita Islam and Trevor Moraes (Photo: Rulin Yuan) 14 April 2026 By Betty Zou A vaccine developed by Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) researchers at University of Toronto is one step closer to market with...
Evidence of cytopathic effect in Vero cells after incubation for 6 days following infection with mpox virus (Courtesy of Rob Kozak). 31 March 2026 By Aideen Teeling Darrell Tan remembers diagnosing the first-ever case of mpox in Ontario in May 2022. Based on reports...
Professor Nicole Weckman (ISTEP, ChemE) presenting her research on C. auris diagnostics at the 2022 Annual Wyss Institute Retreat. (photo by Max Rousseau, Wyss Institute) 3 March 2026 By Mason Subotich This story was originally posted on the University of Toronto...
Professors Michael Norris (left) and Karen Maxwell 4 February 2026 By Betty Zou University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein that can both sense and counteract viral infections. In the new...
Darrell Tan (Photo: Kevin Van Paassen) 19 December 2025 By Christine Davidson This article was originally published on the Unity Health Toronto News website. Darrell Tan, infectious diseases physician at St. Michael’s Hospital and member of the Emerging & Pandemic...
Using the structure of C. diff's toxin B and its interactions with bile acids as a blueprint, the research team designed new synthetic bile acids that stay in the gut longer. This gut-restricted design helps the compounds work right where the toxin causes harm,...
Professor Jen Gommerman (left) and postdoctoral fellow Kei Haniuda 18 November 2025 By Betty Zou A new study led by University of Toronto researchers has shown that immune cells in the gut follow an atypical pathway to produce antibodies that provide long-term...
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